LJ has been purchased by SUP, who are the same entity that's been operating a Russian version of LJ. The NY Times reports on the purchase, and at this point, I'm just most interested in the "community" members who will become a part of LJ's "Advisory Board" "via an open online election process."

The Times an article on fanclubs where they noted:
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Back in 2006, the New York State Bar proposed new rules regarding attorney advertising - you can read some discussion of the original draft of the rules here, here as well as in my fandom_lawyers post here.

You can see the current rules, as approved, in PDF format here and I think it would be a good idea for any attorney, no matter where you practice, and any ( Read more... )

I'm reading the article from the New York Times about "Mean Girls" - the link is to the reprint of the story on the Guardian's website, as the Times charges 2.50$US for it - and talking with Ali ( Read more... )